The New Muslim Cool

(Length: 3hr 36min)This powerful new documentary by filmmaker Jennifer Taylor tells the story of Hamza Pérez, a young Puerto Rican hip hop artist who converted to Islam at age 21, pulling himself off the streets to become a community activist and rising star. As compelling as it is complex, Hamza’s is a surprising journey of redemption, friendship, family, and hope. On June 23, 2009, people across the country tuned in to New Muslim Cool when it made its broadcast premiere on PBS’s P.O.V.

Together We Stand

We call upon our fellow citizens to treat each other with compassion and honesty, and to foster an ethical commitment to bedrock American values such as pluralism and religious freedom, mutuality and respect—values also at the core of our religious traditions.